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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 50 games similar to Orcs Must Die! 3 down to the 8 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Conker's Bad Fur Day, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and Resident Evil Outbreak top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Orcs Must Die! 3.

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS
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Co-opSolo
Year 2020Dev Robot Entertainment

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Within the “Puzzle” category, the closest game to Orcs Must Die! 3 is Conker's Bad Fur Day — scoring 65/100 on our similarity scale. Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and Resident Evil Outbreak follow close behind.

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Orcs Must Die! 3. Each one has been evaluated across 13 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Conker's Bad Fur Day
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Conker's Bad Fur Day
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerFantasyThird PersonOffline
Year 2001Dev Rare · THQ

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping tower defense planning

Where it drifts furthest from Orcs Must Die! 3: game mode.

It predates Orcs Must Die! 3 by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Visuals51Game mode44
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeThird PersonHistorical
IGDB87· 22OC85· 143
Year 2017Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with historical setting, while skipping tower defense planning

Where it drifts furthest from Orcs Must Die! 3: setting.

Genre100Combat100Visuals69Game mode58Setting0
Resident Evil Outbreak
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeThird PersonDark
IGDB70· 2
Year 2003Dev Capcom Production Studio 1 · Capcom

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping tower defense planning

Where it drifts furthest from Orcs Must Die! 3: setting.

It predates Orcs Must Die! 3 by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals69Game mode58Setting0
#4Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeThird PersonRanged
Steam👍 96%· 265KRAWG👍 86%· 4.1KMC86IGDB85· 14OC84· 50
Year 2013Dev Crystal Dynamics · Square EnixPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, survival mechanics and sandbox freedom, while skipping tower defense planning

A cinematic revival of the series in its action third person form, Tomb Rider follows Lara in her least experience period of life – her youth. Heavily influenced by Naughty Dog’s “Uncharted”, the game is a mix of everything, from stealth and survival to combat and QTE action scenes.

Genre100Visuals70Game mode59Combat52
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird Person
Steam👍 85%· 1.4K
Year 1999Dev Core Design · Aspyr MediaOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, while skipping tower defense planning

Where it drifts furthest from Orcs Must Die! 3: game mode.

It predates Orcs Must Die! 3 by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals70Game mode27
Tomb Raider: Legend
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonExploration
Steam👍 87%· 5.9KIGDB60· 6
Year 2006Dev Crystal DynamicsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, first-person shooting and exploration and discovery, while skipping tower defense planning

Where it drifts furthest from Orcs Must Die! 3: game mode.

It predates Orcs Must Die! 3 by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals70Game mode27
Tomb Raider: Chronicles
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird Person
Steam👍 72%· 882IGDB60· 1
Year 2000Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting and precision platforming, while skipping tower defense planning

Where it drifts furthest from Orcs Must Die! 3: game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Orcs Must Die! 3.

It predates Orcs Must Die! 3 by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals70Game mode27
Resident Evil Code: Veronica
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerThird PersonDarkHorror
Year 2000Dev Nextech · Eidos Interactive

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping tower defense planning

Where it drifts furthest from Orcs Must Die! 3: setting.

It predates Orcs Must Die! 3 by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals69Game mode58Setting0

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